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UN Court To Rule Whether Russia Violated Global Treaties In Ukraine
The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
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British Man Captured By Separatists In Donetsk Dies In Detention
Paul Urey, a British man captured by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine, has died in detention, Moscow-backed separatists said on Friday.
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Ukraine Cuts Ties With North Korea After It Recognises Separatist Regions
Ukraine said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, hours after pro-Russian separatists in the country's east said their self-proclaimed republics had been recognised by Pyongyang.
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Russia's Putin Recognises Separatist Areas In Ukraine As Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address broadcast on state-run television
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Amid Russia Threat, 'False-Flag Operation' Fears Stoke Tensions In Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they had uncovered a plan by Kyiv to seize territory they control in eastern Ukraine by force, and paraded a man they said was a Ukrainian spy.
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Russian President Says Conflict In Eastern Ukraine "Looks Like Genocide"
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's army and pro-Russian separatists "looks like genocide", at a time of heightened tensions with the West.
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Vladimir Putin Warns US Not To Supply Ukraine With Defensive Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that any decision by the United States to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine would fuel the conflict in eastern Ukraine and possibly prompt pro-Russian separatists to expand their campaign there.
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Angela Merkel, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko Agree To Get Back To Minsk Ceasefire Deal
A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has failed to end artillery fighting.
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Ukraine Accuses Russia Of 'Terrorism' In Top UN Court
Ukraine urged the UN's top court on Monday to help bring stability to its war-torn east by seeking to convince judges that Russia is "sponsoring terrorism" in its conflict against separatist pro-Russian rebels.
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'No Progress' At Ukraine Peace Meeting: Sergei Lavrov
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the meeting on Tuesday with his Ukrainian, French and German counterparts made "no progress" in ending the war between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's east.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel East
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven injured during a new flareup in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian eastern separatist rebels, the Kiev military said today.
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Ukraine Military Reports Highest Daily Number Of Deaths Since November
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said today, reporting the highest daily casualty toll since mid-November.
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Russian Blogger Jailed For Five Years For Pro-Ukraine Posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in a Siberian penal colony for "inciting hatred and extremism" by posting videos online criticising pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, in a verdict condemned by rights activists.
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Petro Poroshenko Faces Judgement Day as Ukraine Votes Without Rebel East
Pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko faces a stern test of his unpopular belt-tightening measures and stuttering anti-corruption drive when Ukraine votes in local elections Sunday that exclude the pro-Russian separatist east.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Slams 'Politicisation' of Sport
Russian President Vladimir Putin called today for international measures to prevent politics from spilling over into sport as the West continues to snub Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
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UN Court To Rule Whether Russia Violated Global Treaties In Ukraine
The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
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British Man Captured By Separatists In Donetsk Dies In Detention
Paul Urey, a British man captured by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine, has died in detention, Moscow-backed separatists said on Friday.
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Ukraine Cuts Ties With North Korea After It Recognises Separatist Regions
Ukraine said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, hours after pro-Russian separatists in the country's east said their self-proclaimed republics had been recognised by Pyongyang.
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Russia's Putin Recognises Separatist Areas In Ukraine As Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address broadcast on state-run television
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Amid Russia Threat, 'False-Flag Operation' Fears Stoke Tensions In Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they had uncovered a plan by Kyiv to seize territory they control in eastern Ukraine by force, and paraded a man they said was a Ukrainian spy.
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Russian President Says Conflict In Eastern Ukraine "Looks Like Genocide"
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's army and pro-Russian separatists "looks like genocide", at a time of heightened tensions with the West.
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Vladimir Putin Warns US Not To Supply Ukraine With Defensive Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that any decision by the United States to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine would fuel the conflict in eastern Ukraine and possibly prompt pro-Russian separatists to expand their campaign there.
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Angela Merkel, Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko Agree To Get Back To Minsk Ceasefire Deal
A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aims to end the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists has failed to end artillery fighting.
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Ukraine Accuses Russia Of 'Terrorism' In Top UN Court
Ukraine urged the UN's top court on Monday to help bring stability to its war-torn east by seeking to convince judges that Russia is "sponsoring terrorism" in its conflict against separatist pro-Russian rebels.
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'No Progress' At Ukraine Peace Meeting: Sergei Lavrov
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the meeting on Tuesday with his Ukrainian, French and German counterparts made "no progress" in ending the war between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's east.
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3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel East
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven injured during a new flareup in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian eastern separatist rebels, the Kiev military said today.
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Ukraine Military Reports Highest Daily Number Of Deaths Since November
Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and seven wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said today, reporting the highest daily casualty toll since mid-November.
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Russian Blogger Jailed For Five Years For Pro-Ukraine Posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in a Siberian penal colony for "inciting hatred and extremism" by posting videos online criticising pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, in a verdict condemned by rights activists.
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Petro Poroshenko Faces Judgement Day as Ukraine Votes Without Rebel East
Pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko faces a stern test of his unpopular belt-tightening measures and stuttering anti-corruption drive when Ukraine votes in local elections Sunday that exclude the pro-Russian separatist east.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Slams 'Politicisation' of Sport
Russian President Vladimir Putin called today for international measures to prevent politics from spilling over into sport as the West continues to snub Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
